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[originallutece]

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[originallutece]

Would you make that decision today?

[roseblooms]

You mean would I save him from his folly?

[originallutece]

The opposite. I assume the implication was that you stopped saving him at some point, and yet - though I admit my viewpoint is biased - it's difficult for me to imagine you doing such a thing.

So: would you make that decision here and now, given your recent forced regret?

[roseblooms]

...

You're right. I did stop saving him, after a time.

I wouldn't do again what I did. Regardless of the role his choices played in his own consequences.

[originallutece]

[Hmm. An interesting answer. What's more surprising is that she somewhat regrets asking.

Well, all right. She can change the topic easily enough. So, after a little pause:]

Tell me what I should do to prepare for the lesson.

[roseblooms]

You're trying to make me feel better.

[Which they're both aware of, of course, and which doesn't actually bear commenting on. And yet still, he remarks upon it. Maybe it's just a nice observation to make.]

Your hearing isn't nearly as sensitive as mine. I don't suppose you could find some way of addressing that, while I ready the rest of it for you?

[originallutece]

I'm told it's what friends are supposed to do.

And I can certainly try. Simple amplification shouldn't be too much of an issue, though it still might not be as good as yours.

[roseblooms]

You have many of the traits and behaviors of a friend, Rosalind.

It should prove useful eventually, I would imagine. There are some aspects of the process I simply take for granted, and it wouldn't do to have a lesson interrupted by my asking you to listen for something you're physically incapable of hearing.